Ishwarpur
Ishworpur is a Municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Bela, Bhaktipur, Gaurishankar and Ishwarpur VDCs.[1][2] At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 14,014 people living in 249 individual households.[3]
Ishworpur
इश्वरपुर नगरपालिका | |
|---|---|
  Ishworpur Location in Nepal | |
| Coordinates: 27°0′0″N 85°38′0″E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Janakpur Zone |
| District | Sarlahi District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Manoj Kumar Acharya (NC) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Ranjeeta Devi Chaudhary (NC) |
| Population (2078) | |
| • Total | 69,397 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
| Website | www.ishworpurmun.gov.np |
Literacy
Nowadays, with the help of social awareness programs operated by many NGOs, government, media & many locals literacy rate is increasing.
Media
To promote local culture, Ishwarpur has one FM radio station Samudayik Radio ekata - 92.4 MHz It is a Community radio Station which among others is more popular in this area.
References
- "72 new municipalities announced". My Republica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- "Government announces 72 new municipalities". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
- "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, archived from the original on 12 October 2008, retrieved 15 November 2009.
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